Clifford R. Backman

Used college textbook, has minimal highlighting. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Pennsylvania

History

A History

The Cultures of the West: A History focuses on the ways in which the major ideas and passions of Western culture developed, internally, and how they interacted with the broader world-for good and for ill. The development of such key ideas as religion, science, and philosophy form the central narrative of this book. The Cultures of the West stands apart from other textbooks in a variety of ways, the first being thematic unity. What did people think and believe, throughout our history, about human nature, the right way to live, God, the best forms of government, or the meaning of human life? Rather than maintaining a single interpretive stance, author Clifford R. Backman relies upon a consistent set of questions: What did people think and feel throughout the centuries about politics, science, religion, and sex? How did they come to their positions regarding the right way to live? Backman's many years of experience in the classroom have informed his approach-students respond to engaging questions more than they are inspired by facts. Features: * Single author voice: clearly and compellingly written by an experienced teacher and scholar who knows how to emphasize intriguing and eye-opening elements of Western Civilization * A book with a point of view: even if disagreed with, the text will at engage students' minds * Exceptional coverage of cultural history, especially the history of what people thought and felt throughout the history of the West * "Greater West" approach that integrates in sustained fashion coverage of Islam and the Middle East * Superior coverage of Jewish history and the history of women * Extensive primary source excerpts integrated directly into the text, many of which have been translated by the author * Footnotes featuring surprising, engaging information usually neglected in other texts

The Cultures of the West, Volume Two: Since 1350

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William H. A. Carr

This is a vintage copy of the 1962 biography, prior to his infamous assassination. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

An Informal Biography

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Paula Danziger

No one wants to ride the Divorce Express.Especially Phoebe. It means she has to leave her New York City apartment and boyfriend every Sunday night to spend the week in the country with her dad.It means she has to go to ninth grade in a new school, and see her father go on dates. It's a hectic life with hardly any time to feel she really belongs with the kids in either place. Then, just when Phoebe's got a handle on juggling the pieces of her life, her mother makes a decision that will change everything again. And it could be disastrous!"Danziger's light style laced with humor will continue to attract readers." -- Booklist"The specific problems -- and seeming resiliency -- of the children of divorced parents, as well as the general concerns of young teenagers, are ably evoked....A pleasure." -- The New York Times Book Review"The author has a sympathetic eye for the ups and downs of her characters and a quick ear for adolescent conversation."-- The Horn Book

The Divorce Express

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Seth Kim-Cohen

Kaffe Matthews

Andrew McGettigan

Andrew Morgan

John Parish

"Choose one piece of music--one reason to live. This is the challenge posed by Julius Nil, Sunday nights on Resonance FM in London. Each episode, Nil invited one guest to choose one piece of music to listen to and talk about. One Reason to Live compiles fourteen insightful conversations with some of the most important and innovative figures in jazz, rock, classical, sound art, cultural theory, and philosophy."--Cover.

One Reason to Live: Conversations about Music with Julius Nil

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Christmas Car

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff

Describes some of the external and internal workings of such craft as an airship, a helicopter, a jumbo jet, and a microlight plane.

Planes

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Darby Conley

***Also includes “Say Cheesy”. Both books for $1

House Rule #4

Anyone who has a pet or even knows one will find this book, the first collection of Get Fuzzy, an astutely witty take on the relationship between the species.

The Dog Is Not a Toy

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This is a withdrawn library book complete with pocket in the front. Book is in terrific shape. 

Dinah Forever

Better Homes and Gardens Editors

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Step-by-Step Masonry and Concrete

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1977 edition looks back through the previous year and shows new planes and technologies available in aviation. Color and black and white pages. 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

No. 1

Aviation Year

Joel Schapira

Karl Schapira

David Schapira

Second Revised Edition

A comprehensive guide-survey of the origins, histories, and varieties of the world's coffees and teas

The Book of Coffee and Tea

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Beautiful full color book with recipes and instructions to make many types of sushi

Sushi

Celebrating the Gift of Music

Crescendo of Praise

Gene Weingarten

Dave Barry

When every hiccup sounds like the call of doom, each stomach pang hints at incipient cancer, and a headache means it's time to firm up your last will and testament, The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death. provides just the relief you need. Gene Weingarten has spent his whole life immersed in the eclectic details of bizarre symptoms, self-diagnosing every minor ache as a potentially deadly disease. Weingarten examines: The mind of a hypochondriac How your doctor can kill you Ulcers and other visceral fears The snaps, crackles, and pops of your body that spell disaster Things that can take an eye out Interpreting DocSpeak Blending the neurotic anxieties of Woody Allen, the folksiness of Garrison Keillor, and the absurdist vision of Dave Barry, Gene Weingarten conjures up a hilarious prescription for the hypochondriac that lurks inside all of us.

The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. and Death

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Kiss Me Tomorrow

Hadley Irwin

This is a library book that has been withdrawn. Library withdrawn stamps inside covers, has pocket 

While his mother and latest stepfather are on their honeymoon, 12-year-old Freddie Ackerman opts to spend the summer on remote Blue Isle, Maine, with two eccentric great-aunts he's never met. With no malls, movie theaters, or even a television set, Trevor is bored to death--until he answers a classified ad in a magazine and finds himself caught up in an intriguing mystery.

The Original Freddie Ackerman

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John Grisham

Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty; they won't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree. They won't need one, because come December 25 they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise. But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences-and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined. A classic tale for modern times, Skipping Christmas offers a hilarious look at the chaos and frenzy that have become part of our holiday tradition.

Skipping Christmas

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Do The Funky Pickle

Jerry Spinelli

Sixth-grade misfits Sunny, Eddie, Salem, and Pickles jump on the school spirit bandwagon, but they do not agree to follow the crowd.

Who Ran My Underwear up the Flagpole?

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While Sunny takes karate lessons in order to learn how to defend herself, Eddie tries to bulk up his body so he will no longer be the skinniest kid in the school. Original.

Picklemania!

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While Sunny is determined to hate everyone at Plumstead Middle School, Eddie hopes simply to survive, Salem tries her hand at writing, and Pickles acts like . . . well, like Pickles. Original.

Report to the Principal's Office

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From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes a powerful story about how not fitting in just might lead to an incredible life. This classic book is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Carl Hiaasen. 

Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word like "Jabip."

Other kids have their own word to describe him, but Zinkoff is too busy to hear it. He doesn't know he's not like everyone else. And one winter night, Zinkoff's differences show that any name can someday become "hero."

With some of his finest writing to date and great wit and humor, Jerry Spinelli creates a story about a boy's individuality surpassing the need to fit in and the genuine importance of failure. As readers follow Zinkoff from first through sixth grade, it becomes impossible not to identify with and root for him through failures and triumphs.

The perfect classroom read.

Loser

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Marcelle Karp

Pauline Wall

Classic Styles for the Modern Knitter

Pick up this book, grab your needles and become a Knitchick! The Knitchicks present a comprehensive, practical, hands-on guide to knitting any sweater you could possibly want. No need to fear, because each of the designs is easy to knit, totally wearable and comes with a hearty helping of Knitchick personality. It's time to have fun with your sticks! Inside The Knitchicks' Guide to Sweaters, you'll find: more than 25 simple, classic sweater designs for women, men and children. information that will help you understand patterns - not just follow them. Adjust the patterns for a perfect fit, or even design your own. step-by-step photographs of all the need-to-know techniques - no reference books required! Let the Knitchicks teach you sweater savvy and show you how to declare your knitting independence!

The Knitchick's Guide to Sweaters

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Follows Bucky the cat, Satchel the dog, and their human companion, Rob, as they deal with advertising slogans, diet food, mice, Christmas, dating, and credit cards.

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